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97539

ZIP 97539 is Shady Cove, Oregon, in Jackson County; area codes 458 and 541; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Jackson
Metro area
Medford, OR
Population
3,369
Coordinates
42.5764, -122.7862
☼ Live from 97539 — Shady Cove, OR

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Where 97539 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97539
  • 🔢 Type 97539 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GESLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,539 = 3 × 13 × 41 × 61. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110100000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97538 (Selma, OR, 48 mi away) and 97540 (Talent, OR, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97539 becomes 93579, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35979, 37995, 39759, 57399, 59739, 59937, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99753 in Koyuk, AK, 2,139 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 97%.
  • 🎯1,268 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97539 and you would come out at 42.58°S, 57.21°E — 779 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 21.8 square miles of land, 97539 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,369This ZIP3,369
Households1,525This ZIP1,525
Housing units1,736This ZIP1,736
Median age59.2This ZIP59.2Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$51,875This ZIP$51,875Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$389,900This ZIP$389,900Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,071This ZIP$1,071Oregon$1,525US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%This ZIP19.4%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density154.4 / sq miThis ZIP154.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments62This ZIP62
Employees308This ZIP308
Annual payroll$11,747,000This ZIP$11,747,000
Tax returns filed1,640This ZIP1,640
Total adjusted gross income$104,946,000This ZIP$104,946,000

Land area

Land area21.83 sq miThis ZIP21.83 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Other place names in 97539

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ZIP codes near 97539

ZIPCityDistance
97503 White City, OR 7.3 mi
97524 Eagle Point, OR 10.3 mi
97541 Trail, OR 13.9 mi
97502 Central Point, OR 14.2 mi
97504 Medford, OR 17.2 mi
97525 Gold Hill, OR 17.2 mi
97522 Butte Falls, OR 18.3 mi
97537 Rogue River, OR 18.4 mi
97536 Prospect, OR 20.5 mi
97501 Medford, OR 20.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97539?

97539 is in Shady Cove, Oregon, in Jackson County, part of the Medford, OR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5764, -122.7862.

What county is 97539 in?

97539 lies in Jackson County.

What area code is 97539?

Shady Cove uses area codes 458 and 541, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 97539 in?

97539 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97539?

About 3,369 people live in ZIP code 97539, in 1,525 households, at 154.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 97539?

$51,875 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97539?

The closest are 97503 (7.3 mi), 97524 (10.3 mi), 97541 (13.9 mi), 97502 (14.2 mi) and 97504 (17.2 mi).

Is 97539 a PO Box ZIP code?

97539 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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